# geisha
## English
### Alternative forms

* geisya

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪʃə

### Noun

geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
* A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

#### Synonyms

* geisha girl
* geiko
* maiko

#### Derived terms

* geisha ball
* geisha girl

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* geiša

### Etymology

From Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡei̯ʃɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯ʃɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈɡei̯sɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eiʃɑ

### Noun

geisha
* geisha

#### Declension

Possessive forms of geisha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geishani
geishani
accusative
nom.
geishani
geishani
gen.
geishani
genitive
geishani
geishojeni geishaini $^{rare}$
partitive
geishaani
geishojani
inessive
geishassani
geishoissani
elative
geishastani
geishoistani
illative
geishaani
geishoihini
adessive
geishallani
geishoillani
ablative
geishaltani
geishoiltani
allative
geishalleni
geishoilleni
essive
geishanani
geishoinani
translative
geishakseni
geishoikseni
abessive
geishattani
geishoittani
instructive
comitative
—geishoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geishasi
geishasi
accusative
nom.
geishasi
geishasi
gen.
geishasi
genitive
geishasi
geishojesi geishaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
geishaasi
geishojasi
inessive
geishassasi
geishoissasi
elative
geishastasi
geishoistasi
illative
geishaasi
geishoihisi
adessive
geishallasi
geishoillasi
ablative
geishaltasi
geishoiltasi
allative
geishallesi
geishoillesi
essive
geishanasi
geishoinasi
translative
geishaksesi
geishoiksesi
abessive
geishattasi
geishoittasi
instructive
comitative
—geishoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geishamme
geishamme
accusative
nom.
geishamme
geishamme
gen.
geishamme
genitive
geishamme
geishojemme geishaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
geishaamme
geishojamme
inessive
geishassamme
geishoissamme
elative
geishastamme
geishoistamme
illative
geishaamme
geishoihimme
adessive
geishallamme
geishoillamme
ablative
geishaltamme
geishoiltamme
allative
geishallemme
geishoillemme
essive
geishanamme
geishoinamme
translative
geishaksemme
geishoiksemme
abessive
geishattamme
geishoittamme
instructive
comitative
—geishoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geishanne
geishanne
accusative
nom.
geishanne
geishanne
gen.
geishanne
genitive
geishanne
geishojenne geishainne $^{rare}$
partitive
geishaanne
geishojanne
inessive
geishassanne
geishoissanne
elative
geishastanne
geishoistanne
illative
geishaanne
geishoihinne
adessive
geishallanne
geishoillanne
ablative
geishaltanne
geishoiltanne
allative
geishallenne
geishoillenne
essive
geishananne
geishoinanne
translative
geishaksenne
geishoiksenne
abessive
geishattanne
geishoittanne
instructive
comitative
—geishoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geishansa
geishansa
accusative
nom.
geishansa
geishansa
gen.
geishansa
genitive
geishansa
geishojensa geishainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
geishaansa
geishojaan geishojansa
inessive
geishassaan geishassansa
geishoissaan geishoissansa
elative
geishastaan geishastansa
geishoistaan geishoistansa
illative
geishaansa
geishoihinsa
adessive
geishallaan geishallansa
geishoillaan geishoillansa
ablative
geishaltaan geishaltansa
geishoiltaan geishoiltansa
allative
geishalleen geishallensa
geishoilleen geishoillensa
essive
geishanaan geishanansa
geishoinaan geishoinansa
translative
geishakseen geishaksensa
geishoikseen geishoiksensa
abessive
geishattaan geishattansa
geishoittaan geishoittansa
instructive
comitative
—geishoineen geishoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* geishakuula
* geishapallo

#### See also

* Geisha (chocolate bar)

### Further reading

* “geisha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɛ.ʃa/ ~ /ɡe.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/

### Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)
* geisha

#### Derived terms

* boule de geisha

### Further reading

* “geisha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* gheiscia

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɛ.iʃ.ʃa/
* Rhymes: -ɛiʃʃa

### Noun

geisha f (plural geishe)
* geisha

### References

* ↑ geisha in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* saighe

## Japanese
### Romanization

geisha
* Rōmaji transcription of げいしゃ

## Sicilian
### Alternative forms

* geiscia

### Noun

geisha f (plural geisha)
* geisha

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 芸者.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡeiʃa/ [ˈɡei̯.ʃa]
* Rhymes: -eiʃa

### Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)
* geisha

### Further reading

* “geisha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

geisha class IX (plural geisha class X)
* geisha

## Swedish
### Noun

geisha c
* geisha

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | geisha | geishas |
| singular | definite | geishan | geishans |
| plural | indefinite | geishor | geishors |
| plural | definite | geishorna | geishornas |

#### Derived terms

* geishakula
* geishaskola

### References

* geisha in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* geisha in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)